Campbell Dixon

George William Campbell Dixon (December 10, 1895, Ouse, Tasmania - May 25, 1960, London) was an Australian and British journalist, publicist and playwright. He was an employee of the Hobart newspaper The Mercury, Melbourne The Argus and The Herald, London Daily Mail; from 1931 until his death, he headed the film criticism division of The Daily Telegraph. In 1950 he served as president of the Critics' Circle.

Campbell Dixon in 1920

Dixon's plays formed the basis for the scripts of the films Isle of Escape (1930) directed by Howard Bretherton, "Secret Agent" (1936) by Alfred Hitchcock and, according to one version,[1] the film by Anthony Asquith Freedom Radio (1941).

References

  1. "Dixon, Campbell". 1950—51 International Motion Picture Almanac. New York: Quigley Publications. Eds. Martin J. Quigley Sr., James D. Ivers, Charles S. Aaronson. 1950. p. 62.

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